Bobbie Gentry's eerily beautiful, ornate, and almost gothic approach to country music means there's never really been another artist quite like her, and this disc, which pairs 1967's Ode to Billie Joe, her debut album, with 1969's more pop and polished Touch 'Em with Love, offers plenty of that uniqueness. The opener, "Mississippi Delta," is raw, energetic, and raggedly funky. "Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You" is so desperately bright that it's easy to overlook the fact that Gentry, who is a wonderful songwriter, ...
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Bobbie Gentry's eerily beautiful, ornate, and almost gothic approach to country music means there's never really been another artist quite like her, and this disc, which pairs 1967's Ode to Billie Joe, her debut album, with 1969's more pop and polished Touch 'Em with Love, offers plenty of that uniqueness. The opener, "Mississippi Delta," is raw, energetic, and raggedly funky. "Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You" is so desperately bright that it's easy to overlook the fact that Gentry, who is a wonderful songwriter, has painted an amazingly detailed portrait of a young girl's hopes and dreams. Then there's the creepy, eerie, and absolutely fascinating "Bugs." At the other end of the rainbow, Gentry gives a sleek, sultry shine to "I Wouldn't Be Surprised," which has an aching orchestral sweep. Mostly known for the left-field success of "Ode to Billie Joe," a brilliant song that's part riddle and part a family character study, Gentry had a lot more than just that song in her back pocket, as these two LPs show. Raven Records has added seven bonus tracks, including B-sides, a Spanish-language version of Gentry singing the Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere," and three duets with Glen Campbell from the lone album the two did together. ~ Steve Leggett, Rovi
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